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* {{Jerkass}}: Malik.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Malik.Malik, who wants to enslave Kazaam and [[spoiler:[[WouldHurtAChild kills Max near the end]].]]
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* FlatEarthAtheist: The genie doesn't believe in fairy tales.
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* FlatEarthAtheist: The genie doesn't believe in fairy tales. [[WebVideo/NostalgiaCritic The ... GENIE ... doesn't believe in fairy tales! HELLO!?!!]]
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* ScaryBlackMan: Kazaam, albeit completely by accident.
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Moving to Trivia
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* CompletelyDifferentTitle: In Russia, the movie was released under the loosely-translated title ''Called a Genie?''. Romania also had a release as ''Say Three Wishes''.
** TheForeignSubtitle: For the Italy release, they added the subtitle ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The Giant Rap]]''
** TheForeignSubtitle: For the Italy release, they added the subtitle ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The Giant Rap]]''
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->'''Kazaam''': So it's me and Habert in a thousand BC, praying to the Gods.\\
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->'''Drew''': You know, the one where Shaq plays a genie.\\
'''The Killer''': That's not a horror movie.\\
'''Drew''': Yeah, well, you've never seen Shaq act.
-->--''Film/ScaryMovie''
'''The Killer''': That's not a horror movie.\\
'''Drew''': Yeah, well, you've never seen Shaq act.
-->--''Film/ScaryMovie''
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->'''Kazaam''': So it's me and Habert in a thousand BC, praying to the Gods.\\
'''Max''': And what do you see?\\
'''Kazaam''': A man with a halo and a nasty decree: "I'll save your butt, but you're gonna serve me. So I nod to Habert, he nods to me. And when the magic is over, we ain't men...\\
'''Both''': WE'RE GENIE!
'''Max''': And what do you see?\\
'''Kazaam''': A man with a halo and a nasty decree: "I'll save your butt, but you're gonna serve me. So I nod to Habert, he nods to me. And when the magic is over, we ain't men...\\
'''Both''': WE'RE GENIE!
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The film got [[BoxOfficeBomb slam-dunked smacked at the box office;]] it made $18,937,262 in the United States market against a $20 million budget, while critics gave the film overwhelmingly negative reviews.
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* TheCastShowOff: Well, attempt to. The "rapping genie" schtick was meant to capitalize on Shaq's similarly failed efforts to break into rap music.
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* TotallyRadical
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** English genie and Arabic jinni/djinni ''used'' to be two unrelated concepts, so that could have had some justification if someone had [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot actually decided to do research]].
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Not to be confused with {{Shazzan}} which was a cartoon about an heroic genie, or with the similar-sounding ''{{ComicBook/Shazam}}'' who's a superhero.
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** English genie and Arabic jinni/djinni ''used'' to be two unrelated concepts, so that could have had some justification if someone had [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot actually decided to do research]].
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* HeyItsThatGuy: It's kind of funny seeing [[Series/VeronicaMars a young Weevil]] running from punks considering he grows up to go toe to toe with them.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: It's kind of funny seeing [[Series/VeronicaMars a young Weevil]] running from punks considering he grows up to go toe to toe with them.
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* BenevolentGenieBenevolentGenie: And a hip one at that.
* DigitalPiracyIsEvil: Max's father works for a music company that specializes in piracy.
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* GainaxEndingGainaxEnding: Kazaam at the end [[spoiler:glows for some reason, brings Max back to life, and somehow transforms into some ethereal form, become a djinn.]]
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* HeyItsThatGuy: It's kind of funny seeing [[VeronicaMars [[Series/VeronicaMars a young Weevil]] running from punks considering he grows up to go toe to toe with them.
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* ProductPlacement: At one point, Kazaam makes it rain candy and snacks. All of which are brandname products.
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* WouldHurtAChild: Malik who [[spoiler:kills Max by pushing him down an elevator shaft.]]
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* SadlyMythtaken: A major plot point is Kazaam's desire to become a djinn, which he describes as a genie that's been freed from servitude [[spoiler:(which he achieves in the ending)]]. Unfortunately, "djinn" is either simply the plural of genie, or just another term for genie which can be used interchangeably; either way there is absolutely NO distinction between the 2 words. Of course, screwing up some mythology is the ''least'' of the film's problems.
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* CompletelyDifferentTitle: In Russia, the movie was released under the loosely-translated title ''Called a Genie?''. Romania also had a release as ''Say Three Wishes''.
** TheForeignSubtitle: For the Italy release, they added the subtitle ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The Giant Rap]]''
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* PreAsskickingOneLiner: "Wish Not Granted."
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[[caption-width-right:250:Um... Keep practicing those free throws, Shaq.]]
The 1996 film where basketball star Shaquille O'Neal plays a rapping genie.
...No, really.
The alleged story is about a kid named Maxwell "Max" Connor (Francis Capra) stumbles into an abandoned building and finds a magic boombox containing Kazaam (Shaquille O'Neal): an actual genie. Naturally, the kid doesn't believe what he sees but Kazaam eventually manages to convince him that he's a legitimate genie that will grant him three wishes. Meanwhile, Alice Connor (Ally Walker) Max's mother is about to remarry and decided to confess that his real father actually lives in the same city as them so Max decides to find him. It turns out his father Nick Matteo (James Acheson) is a musical talent agent who later "discovers" Kazaam. His evil boss finds out Kazaam is a genie and tries to figure out how to claim this power for himself.
The film gained $18,937,262 in the United States market, the 87th most successful film of its year. Critically however, it did nowhere near as well.
Not to be confused with {{Shazzan}} which was a cartoon about an heroic genie, or with the similar-sounding [[CaptainMarvel Shazam]].
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* BenevolentGenie
* BeTheBall: During the climax when Shaq's character uses his genie magic to turn the villain into a ball and slam dunks him into a garbage chute, since, you know, he's a basketball player.
* BigOlEyebrows: The villain, Malik.
* CharacterTitle
* DisappearedDad: Subverted because Max later finds him. Too bad he's sort of a {{Jerkass}}.
* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:Max]]
* DullSurprise: Shaq. When he's not the LargeHam, of course.
* FlatEarthAtheist: The genie doesn't believe in fairy tales.
* GenieInABottle: In Kazaam's case, a ''boombox''. Because, you know, [[IncrediblyLamePun he likes to rap]].
* IncrediblyLamePun: At one point in his "rap", Kazaam says "Let's Green Egg and '''HAM''' it!"
* {{Jerkass}}: Malik, Max's dad (at first, anyway)
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Max's dad.
* LargeHam: Shaq, when he's not being the DullSurprise.
** "[[IncrediblyLamePun Let's green egg and ham it!"]]
* MagicalNegro: Kazaam. Literally.
* ParentalAbandonment: Max's Dad, at least.
* ProductPlacement: At one point, Kazaam makes it rain candy and snacks. All of which are brandname products.
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[[caption-width-right:250:Um... Keep practicing those free throws, Shaq.]]
The 1996 film where basketball star Shaquille O'Neal plays a rapping genie.
...No, really.
The alleged story is about a kid named Maxwell "Max" Connor (Francis Capra) stumbles into an abandoned building and finds a magic boombox containing Kazaam (Shaquille O'Neal): an actual genie. Naturally, the kid doesn't believe what he sees but Kazaam eventually manages to convince him that he's a legitimate genie that will grant him three wishes. Meanwhile, Alice Connor (Ally Walker) Max's mother is about to remarry and decided to confess that his real father actually lives in the same city as them so Max decides to find him. It turns out his father Nick Matteo (James Acheson) is a musical talent agent who later "discovers" Kazaam. His evil boss finds out Kazaam is a genie and tries to figure out how to claim this power for himself.
The film gained $18,937,262 in the United States market, the 87th most successful film of its year. Critically however, it did nowhere near as well.
Not to be confused with {{Shazzan}} which was a cartoon about an heroic genie, or with the similar-sounding [[CaptainMarvel Shazam]].
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!!Tropes included:
* BenevolentGenie
* BeTheBall: During the climax when Shaq's character uses his genie magic to turn the villain into a ball and slam dunks him into a garbage chute, since, you know, he's a basketball player.
* BigOlEyebrows: The villain, Malik.
* CharacterTitle
* DisappearedDad: Subverted because Max later finds him. Too bad he's sort of a {{Jerkass}}.
* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:Max]]
* DullSurprise: Shaq. When he's not the LargeHam, of course.
* FlatEarthAtheist: The genie doesn't believe in fairy tales.
* GenieInABottle: In Kazaam's case, a ''boombox''. Because, you know, [[IncrediblyLamePun he likes to rap]].
* IncrediblyLamePun: At one point in his "rap", Kazaam says "Let's Green Egg and '''HAM''' it!"
* {{Jerkass}}: Malik, Max's dad (at first, anyway)
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Max's dad.
* LargeHam: Shaq, when he's not being the DullSurprise.
** "[[IncrediblyLamePun Let's green egg and ham it!"]]
* MagicalNegro: Kazaam. Literally.
* ParentalAbandonment: Max's Dad, at least.
* ProductPlacement: At one point, Kazaam makes it rain candy and snacks. All of which are brandname products.
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